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 Theme code Index    3335 3342
 Also known as    Jigg to The Irish Cry, Miser (1), Parson in His Boots (The), Parson on His Boots (The), Parson in Boots (2), So she bid me tell you
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England, Scotland, Ireland
 Genre/Style    English, Irish, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    B
 Accidental    2 flats
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    
 Structure    AAB, AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:O'Farrell
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Pocket Companion for the Irish or Union Pipes vol. 1
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 65
 Year of publication/Date of MS    c. 1805
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Murphy Delany M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:O'Farrell - Pocket Companion, vol. 1 (c. 1805) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G D/E/ | G3G3 | GAG Bcd | G2G GFG | EAG FED | G3G3 | GAG Bcd | ege dcB | ABG FED :| |: B2d ded | dgd dcB | c2e efe | ege edc | B2d ded | dgd def | gfe dcB | ABG FED :|]


X:1 T:Murphy Delaney M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig & Country Dance Tune B:Thompson’s Twenty Four Country Dances for the Year B:1805 (London, p. 7) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Bb {c}B>AB {c}B>AB|{c}BAB def|fdB BAB|GcB AGF| {c}B>AB {c}B>AB|{c}B>AB def|gab fed|cdB AGF:| |:def fgf|fgf fed|efg gag|gag gfe| def fgf|fgf fga|bag fed|cdB AGF:|


X:2 T:Murphy Delaney M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Air and Jig S:Gow - 3rd Repository (1806) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Bb B3 {AB}B3 {AB}|BAB def|B3 {AB} B3 {AB}|BAB def|g>ab fed|cdB cAF:| |:d>ef fgf|fgf fed|~e>fg gag|gag gfe| ~d>ef fgf|fgf fga|bag fed|cdB cAF:|


X:3 T:Murphy Delaney M:6/8 L:1/8 S:Button & Whitaker's Selection of Dances, Reels, Waltzes No. 1 (undated, early 19th S:century) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Bb BAB BAB| BAB def | BAB BAB | cdB AGF | BAB BAB | BAB def | gab fed | cdB AGF :| |: def fgf | fgf fed | efg g_ag | g_ag gfe | def fgf | fgf fga |bag fed | cdB AGF :|]


X:1 T:Murphey Dellany M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig N:”the 3rd Strain by William Morrison.” N:”Tune may be played for a Bumpkin.” B:William Morrison - Collection of Highland music, consisting of B:strathspeys, reels, marches, waltzes & slow airs (c. 1813, p. 22) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Bb F|:TB3 {AB}TB3|{AB}TBAB def|TB3 {AB}TB3|{AB}GcB {B}AGF| TB3 {AB}TB3|{AB}B3 {AB}def|gab {g}fed|cdB cAF:| |:(de)f fgf|(f>g)f fed|(ef)g gag|(ga)g gfe| (de)f fgf|(fg)f fga|bag fed|cdB cAF:| dBB fBB|gBB fBB|dBB fBB|cdB cAF| dBB fBB|gBB fga|bag fed|cdB cAF| dBB fBB|gBB fBB|dBB fBB|cdB cAF| dBB bBB|aBB gBa|bag fed|cdB cAF||


X:24 T:Murphy Delany. MBe.24 A:England;Cumbria;Towcett B:Matthew Betham MS, Towcett Cumbria, 1815 Z:VMP - Hugh Taylor, 2012 M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:3/8=120 R: C:in margin-'Matthew Betham Towcett' K:G "G" GFG GFG| "D" GFG Bcd| "G" GFG GFG| "D" ABG FED| "G" GFG GFG| "D" GFG Bcd| "C" efg dcB| "D" ABA FED:| |: "Em" Bcd ded| "Em" ded dcB| "D" cde efe| "Em" efe edc| "Em" Bcd ded| "D" ded def| "C" gfe dcB| "D" ABG FED:|


X:4 T:Murphy Delaney M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:John Moore (b. 1819) music manuscript collection (mid-19th century) K:G GFG GFG|GFG Bcd|GFG GFG|ABG FED| GFG GFG GFG Bcd|efg dcB|ABG FED|| Bcd ded|ded dcB|cde efe|efe edc| Bcd ded|ded def|gfe dcB|ABG FED||


X:1 T:Murphy Delaney M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B: Joseph Lowe - Lowe's Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Jigs, B:book 5 (1844-45, p. 20) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Bb F|{c}TB3 TB3|{c}BAB def|{c}TB3 {c}B3|GcB AGF| {c}TB3 {c}TB3|{c}BAB def|gab fed|cdB AGF:| |:def fgf|fgf fed|efg gag|gag gfe| def fgf|fgf fga|bag fed|cdB AGF:|]


X:5 T:Murphy Delaney M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Surenne - Songs of Ireland without Words (1854, p. 63) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Bb B3B3|B>cB d>ef|B3 {c}B>AB|G>cB A>GF| B3 B3|B>cB d>ef|g>ab fed|c>dB A>GF|| d>ef fff|f<bf fed|e>fg ggg|(g<b)g gfe| d>ef f>ff|f>gf fga|bag fed|c>dB A>GF|| B3B3|B>cB d>ef|B3 {c}BAB|G>cB AGF| B3 B3|B>cB d>ef|g>ab f>ed|c>dB A>GF||


X:1 T:Murphy Delaney M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig N:”A favorite Dance.” O:”Irish” B:Two New Strathspeys and a Reel, composed by M. Keith (Glasgow, c. 1860, p. 3) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Bb TB3- {A}TB3-{AB}|TBAB def|TB3-{AB} TB3-{AB}|GcB AGF| TB3- {A}TB3-{AB}|TBAB def|g>ab fed|cdB AGF:| ~def fgf|fgf fed|efg gag|gag gfe| def fgf|fgf fga|bag fed|cdB AGF|


X:5 T:Murphy Delaney M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Hughes - Gems from the Emerald Isles (London, 1867, No. 69, p. 17) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:C c3c3|c>dc c>eg|c3 {d}c>Bc|Bdc BAG| c3c3|c>dc e>fg|a>bc' gfe|d>ec BAG:| |:e>fg ggg|(gc')g gfe|f>ga aaa|(a<c')a agf| e>fg ggg|g>ag gab|c'ba gfe|d>ec BAG!D.C.!:|]


X:1 T:Untitled N:c.f. The Miser, Murphy Delaney, M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Stephen Grier music manuscript collection (Book 3, c. 1883, No. 142, p. 47) B: http://grier.itma.ie/book-three#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=46&z=173.9412%2C408.5592%2C3098.831%2C1290.4289 N:Stephen Grier (c. 1824-1894) was a piper and fiddler from N:Newpark, Bohey, Gortletteragh, south Co. Leitrim. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G G2G G2G|BAG Bcd|GGG GGG|EAG FED| G2G G2G |BAG Bcd|efg dcB|ABG FED:| |:Bcd dBd|dBd dcB|cde ece|ece edc| Bcd dBd|dBd def|gfe dcB|ABG FED:|]